"People don't realize that now is all there ever is; there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind."
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"It is important to realize that a large percentage of what we hear or see on the news focuses on those places where there is violent conflict...It gives us a slightly or very distorted view of what is going on because there are many other parts of the planet where there is no violent conflict, but that is not on the news."
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"Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have."
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"Accepting means you allow yourself to feel whatever it is you are feeling at that moment. It is part of the isness of the Now. You can't argue with what is. Well, you can, but if you do, you suffer."
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"Whenever anything negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it, although you may not see it at the time"
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"If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small."
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"Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the body’s ability to heal itself."
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"When you surrender to what is and so become fully present, the past ceases to have any power. You do not need it anymore. Presence is the key. Now is the key."
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"The story of the Zen Master whose only response was always "Is that so?" shows the good that comes through inner nonresistance to events, that is to say, being at one with what happens. The story of the man whose comment was invariably a laconic "Maybe" illustrates the wisdom of nonjudgment, and the story of the ring points to the fact of impermanence which, when recognized, leads to nonattachment. Nonresistance, nonjudgement, and nonattachment are the three aspects of true freedom and enlightened living."
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"Guilt, regret, resentment, sadness & all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past & not enough presence."
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"Bring your attention to your breathing and realize that you are not doing it. It is the breath of nature. You reconnect with nature in the most intimate and powerful way by becoming aware of your breathing and learning to hold your attention there. This is a healing and deeply empowering thing to do. It brings about a shift in consciousness from the conceptual world of thought to the inner realm of unconditioned consciousness."
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"Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free."
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"Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath."
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"What is God? The eternal one life underneath all the forms of life. What is love? To feel the presence of the one life deep within yourself and all creatures; to be it! Therefore, all love is the love of God."
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"No matter how long your journey appears to be, there is never more than this: one step, one breath, one moment... Now."
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"If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness, and creativity."
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"Anything that you resent and strongly react to in another is also in you."
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"Stress is wanting something to be the way it isn't."
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"How wonderful to go beyond wanting and fearing in your relationships. Love does not want or fear anything."
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"Power over others is weakness disguised as strength."
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